Leo Tolstoy was a famous Russian writer. This quote means it’s unfortunate when people don't know God. However, it is more harmful when they mistake something that is not God for God. This shows the importance of understanding true beliefs versus false ones.
B1 · Intermediate · 43 words · ~1 min
Quote of the day · Leo Tolstoy · Wikiquote
It is terrible when people do not know God, but it is worse when people identify as God what is not God.
— Leo Tolstoy
Word notebook · B1
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- terrible
- extremely bad or serious
- know
- to have knowledge or awareness of
- identify
- to recognize something as being a certain thing
- God
- a deity or the creator in religious belief
- worse
- of lower quality or more serious than another